Netherlands' Top 2% Scientists 2025: Career-Long List

The Netherlands has 4,755 scientists on the 2025 career-long Top 2% list, up 5.3% from 4,515 in 2024. That places the Netherlands 10th in the world by number of listed scientists. Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists (353), followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam (249).

Single Year

4,727

+193 (+4.3%) vs 2024

Career Data

4,755

+240 (+5.3%) vs 2024

World rank by count

#10

No change vs 2024

Institutes

547

+145 (+36.1%) vs 2024

Scientists in the Netherlands on the list, by year

The career-long count has grown 42% since 2020.

Career-long list, change on the previous year

2021+15.1%

2022+5.3%

2023+4.8%

2024+6.0%

2025+5.3%

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Year	Single Year	Change	Career Data	Change
2020	3,480		3,350
2021	3,945	+13.4%	3,857	+15.1%
2022	4,214	+6.8%	4,063	+5.3%
2023	4,291	+1.8%	4,259	+4.8%
2024	4,534	+5.7%	4,515	+6.0%
2025	4,727	+4.3%	4,755	+5.3%

Top 10 institutes in the Netherlands

By number of listed scientists

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1Wageningen University & Research353
2Universiteit van Amsterdam249
3Universiteit Utrecht227
4Delft University of Technology223
5Erasmus MC197
6Technische Universiteit Eindhoven194
7Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum193
8Rijksuniversiteit Groningen189
9Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen160
10University Medical Center Utrecht157

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Rank in the Netherlands	World rank	Scientist	Institute	Sub-field	Rank in sub-field
1	46	CH Clevers, Hans C.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Developmental Biology	Rank 3
2	176	SR Sheldon, Roger A.	Laboratory of Organic Chemistry and Catalysis, Delft	Organic Chemistry	Rank 2
3	179	SA Spek, Anthony L.	Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 2
4	222	BA Bakker, Arnold Bastiaan	Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam	Business & Management	Rank 2
5	426	VG van Genuchten, Martinus Th.	Universiteit Utrecht	Environmental Engineering	Rank 1
6	467	CP Cuijpers, Pim C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 15
7	475	SW Schaufeli, Wilmar B.	Universiteit Utrecht	Business & Management	Rank 6
8	523	VD van der Heijde, Désirée M.F.M.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 4
9	628	FB Feringa, Ben L.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Organic Chemistry	Rank 15
10	695	VJ Vandenbroucke, Jan P.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 19
11	696	RF Rosendaal, Frits Richard	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 35
12	808	KM Koper, Marc T.M.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Energy	Rank 12
13	839	SM Scheffer, Marten S.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 22
14	896	FB Fauser, Bart C.J.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine	Rank 4
15	918	Beenakker, C. W.J.	Lorentz Institute for Theoretical Physics	Applied Physics	Rank 35
16	939	DV de Vos, Willem Meindert	Wageningen University & Research	Microbiology	Rank 16
17	973	VO van Os, Jim J.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Psychiatry	Rank 32
18	987	KM Katsnelson, Mikhail I.	Radboud Universiteit	Applied Physics	Rank 38
19	1,110	MJ Mackenbach, Johan Pieter	Erasmus MC	Public Health	Rank 7
20	1,154	BH Berendsen, Herman J.C.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Chemical Physics	Rank 32
21	1,190	'H 't Hooft, Gerard ’t	Universiteit Utrecht	Nuclear & Particle Physics	Rank 11
22	1,196	PB Penninx, Brenda W. J. H.	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 39
23	1,252	LP Lips, Paul Th A.M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 36
24	1,452	DP Dorenbos, Pieter	Delft University of Technology	Applied Physics	Rank 54
25	1,504	LL Leydesdorff, Loet	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Information & Library Sciences	Rank 1
26	1,511	BG Blasse, George	Debye Instituut voor Nanomaterialen Wetenschap	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 8
27	1,528	DK de Kloet, E. R.	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 145
28	1,634	WB Weckhuysen, Bert M.	Universiteit Utrecht	Organic Chemistry	Rank 47
29	1,661	DC Dekker, Cees	Department of Bionanoscience, TU Delft	Nanoscience & Nanotechnology	Rank 50
30	1,699	KR Krishna, Rajamani	Van 't Hoff Institute for Molecular Sciences	Chemical Engineering	Rank 5
31	1,837	BP Bossuyt, Patrick M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 38
32	1,841	BJ Bos, Johannes L.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Developmental Biology	Rank 108
33	2,046	RJ Reedijk, Jan A.	Leiden Institute of Chemistry	Inorganic & Nuclear Chemistry	Rank 10
34	2,152	GR Grol, Richard P.T.M.	Radboud University Medical Center	Public Health	Rank 18
35	2,197	AN Aaronson, Neil K.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 87
36	2,225	SP Scheltens, P. K.	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 206
37	2,234	SJ Seidell, Jacob C.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 76
38	2,270	PA Polman, Albert	FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics - AMOLF	Applied Physics	Rank 80
39	2,291	HJ Hoeijmakers, Jan H.J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Developmental Biology	Rank 140
40	2,320	VD van der Poll, Tom	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Immunology	Rank 81
41	2,483	KE Kuipers, E. J.	Erasmus MC	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 45
42	2,550	WE Wagenmakers, Eric Jan M.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 43
43	2,578	SE Steyerberg, Ewout Willem	Erasmus MC	General & Internal Medicine	Rank 55
44	2,591	KD Kromhout, Daan	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 123
45	2,600	TB ter Braak, Cajo J.F.	Wageningen University & Research	Ecology	Rank 56
46	2,607	BR Boschma, Ron A.	Universiteit Utrecht	Geography	Rank 5
47	2,645	TJ Theeuwes, Jan Willem M.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Experimental Psychology	Rank 45
48	2,670	SC Stam, Cornelis Jan	Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 246
49	2,799	BB Brunekreef, Bert A.	Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences	Allergy	Rank 12
50	2,857	VS Van Santen, Rutger Anthony	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Physical Chemistry	Rank 15
51	2,870	KM Katan, Martijn Bernard	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 20
52	2,928	DD de Dreu, Carsten K.W.	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Social Psychology	Rank 53
53	2,971	BK Buschow, K.H.J	Philips Research	Applied Physics	Rank 93
54	2,980	SL Steg, Linda	Rijksuniversiteit Groningen	Social Psychology	Rank 54
55	3,022	BP Borst, Piet	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Rank 129
56	3,028	DE Demerouti, Evangelia	Technische Universiteit Eindhoven	Business & Management	Rank 28
57	3,078	VW Viechtbauer, Wolfgang	Universiteit Maastricht	Psychiatry	Rank 99
58	3,222	HA Hoekstra, Arjen Y.	Universiteit Twente	Environmental Engineering	Rank 7
59	3,316	DM Dicke, Marcel	Wageningen University & Research	Entomology	Rank 3
60	3,319	BE Baerends, Evert Jan	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Chemical Physics	Rank 96
61	3,329	HJ Henseler, Jörg	Universiteit Twente	Marketing	Rank 3
62	3,370	AR Aerts, Rien	Amsterdam Institute for Life and Environment (A-LIFE)	Ecology	Rank 73
63	3,389	SC Stehouwer, Coen D.A.	CARIM School for Cardiovascular Disease	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 111
64	3,425	DM Davidson, Michael H.	NewAmsterdam Pharma B.V. Naarden	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 164
65	3,462	MP Muris, Peter E.H.M.	Universiteit Maastricht	Clinical Psychology	Rank 20
66	3,489	SD Sinninghe Damsté, J. S.	Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research	Geochemistry & Geophysics	Rank 30
67	3,502	SD Swaab, D. F.	Nederlands Herseninstituut	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 304
68	3,528	HP Hagoort, Peter	Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics	Experimental Psychology	Rank 67
69	3,657	VD Van Den Bent, M. J.	Erasmus MC Cancer Institute	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 149
70	3,799	WK Westerterp, Klaas Roelof	Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences	Nutrition & Dietetics	Rank 30
71	3,880	SA Schinkel, Alfred H.	The Netherlands Cancer Institute	Pharmacology & Pharmacy	Rank 26
72	3,889	BH Buller, Harry R.	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 192
73	3,911	KJ Kastelein, Johannes Jacob Pieter	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 193
74	3,924	BD Borsboom, Denny	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 121
75	3,961	EA Eggermont, Alexander M.M.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Oncology & Carcinogenesis	Rank 165
76	3,980	WE Wouters, Emiel F.M.	Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+	Respiratory System	Rank 34
77	4,066	SM Simoons, Maarten L.	Erasmus MC	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 200
78	4,202	VD Van Der Vleuten, Cees P.M.	Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences	Medical Informatics	Rank 4
79	4,259	GD Grobbee, Diederick E Egbertus	University Medical Center Utrecht	Cardiovascular System & Hematology	Rank 210
80	4,377	MG Muyzer, G.	Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics - Amsterdam	Microbiology	Rank 102
81	4,428	TG Tytgat, Guido N.J.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 75
82	4,457	LD Lohse, Detlef	Universiteit Twente	Fluids & Plasmas	Rank 33
83	4,805	VG van Gijn, Jan V.	University Medical Center Utrecht	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 406
84	4,808	TJ Twisk, Jos W.R.	Amsterdam UMC - Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Psychiatry	Rank 147
85	4,877	MJ Middelburg, Jack J.	Universiteit Utrecht	Marine Biology & Hydrobiology	Rank 16
86	4,922	LS Lamberts, Steven W.J.	Erasmus MC	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 145
87	4,925	BD Boomsma, Dorret I.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam	Genetics & Heredity	Rank 13
88	4,984	VD van Duijn, Cornelia M.	Erasmus MC	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 426
89	5,043	DG D'Haens, Geert R.A.M.	Amsterdam UMC - University of Amsterdam	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 86
90	5,073	JM Joëls, Marìan	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Neurology & Neurosurgery	Rank 433
91	5,103	VD van den Berg, Wim B.	Radboud University Medical Center	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 41
92	5,107	KC Kallenberg, Cees G.M.	Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen	Arthritis & Rheumatology	Rank 42
93	5,202	SF Schröder, Fritz H.	Erasmus MC	Urology & Nephrology	Rank 41
94	5,203	PH Poorter, Hendrik	Wageningen University & Research	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 40
95	5,208	VR Verpoorte, Robert	Universiteit Leiden	Plant Biology & Botany	Rank 41
96	5,233	CP Crous, Pedro W.	Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute - KNAW	Mycology & Parasitology	Rank 7
97	5,252	VB Van Buuren, Stef	Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek- TNO	Pediatrics	Rank 12
98	5,266	VP Verburg, Peter H.	Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Instituut voor Milieuvraagstukken	Ecology	Rank 106
99	5,298	VD Van Deventer, Sander J.H.	Matrix Innovation Center VI	Gastroenterology & Hepatology	Rank 93
100	5,301	WW Wiersinga, Wilmar Maarten	Universiteit van Amsterdam	Endocrinology & Metabolism	Rank 157
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Frequently asked questions

How many scientists from the Netherlands are in the 2025 Stanford Top 2% list?

4,727 scientists affiliated with the Netherlands are on the 2025 single-year list, and 4,755 are on the career-long list.

Which institute in the Netherlands has the most Top 2% scientists?

On the 2025 career-long list, Wageningen University & Research has the most listed scientists from the Netherlands, with 353. It is followed by Universiteit van Amsterdam with 249.

How has the number of Top 2% scientists in the Netherlands changed since 2020?

On the career-long list, the Netherlands went from 3,350 scientists in 2020 to 4,755 in 2025, a change of +41.9%.

What is the difference between the single-year and career-long lists?

The single-year list ranks scientists on the citations their work received in one year. The career-long list ranks them on citations across their whole career. Both lists are published every year, and a scientist can be on one, both or neither.

What is the official source of this data?

The rankings come from the science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators published by Ioannidis et al. in the Elsevier Data Repository, updated every year. TOPSCINET, an independent platform, organises that data by country, year, institute and field, so you can compare and explore it.